About Priya Pandya
Priya joined Hodge Jones & Allen in June 2024 as a Paralegal in the Criminal Defence Team. In May 2025, she was promoted to Senior. She assists in a broad range of complex matters from road traffic matters and sexual offences to high-profile frauds and murder cases.
Priya aspires to become a criminal barrister and has completed the Bar Practice Course.
Before joining Hodge Jones & Allen, Priya worked as a Cabinet Office paralegal on the Covid-19 Inquiry, where she contributed to the delivery and preparation of the Devolved Nations hearings in Scotland, as well as working on Module 4: Vaccines and Therapeutics.
Earlier in her career, Priya was employed at a prominent criminal defence firm, where she managed her own caseload across the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts.
Languages
- English – Native
- Gujarati – Native
- Hindi – Intermediate
- Spanish – Intermediate
Education
- BTPC with LLM in Pro Bono , The University of Law, 2023 – Ongoing
- LLB with Government and Politics, The University of Law, 2019 – 2022
Memberships
- The Honorable Society of Middle Temple
- Amicus
- Young Legal Aid Lawyers
- Criminal Bar Associations
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